Sanskrit Numbers 1 to 100

Find any number from 1 to 100 in Sanskrit: the word in Devanagari, the Devanagari numeral (१, २, ३ …) and its transliteration, then hear it. The full table follows.

How counting works in Sanskrit

The numbers one to ten are eka, dvi, tri, catur, pañca, ṣaṣ, saptan, aṣṭan, navan and daśan. From eleven to nineteen the unit comes first and daśa (ten) last: ekādaśa (11), dvādaśa (12), trayodaśa (13). The tens are viṃśati (20), triṃśat (30), catvāriṃśat (40), pañcāśat (50), ṣaṣṭi (60), saptati (70), aśīti (80), navati (90) and śata (100); the units are joined in front of them, so 25 is pañcaviṃśati and 64 is catuḥṣaṣṭi. Numbers ending in nine can also be said as "one less than" the next ten: ūnaviṃśati (19), ūnatriṃśat (29).

Gender of the first numbers

One to four change with the gender of what is counted: one is ekaḥ (masculine), ekā (feminine), ekam (neuter); two is dvau, dve, dve; three is trayaḥ, tisraḥ, trīṇi; four is catvāraḥ, catasraḥ, catvāri. The table shows the neuter forms used for counting. From five onwards the form does not change with gender.

Big numbers

1,000 is sahasram, 10,000 ayutam, 1,00,000 (one lakh) lakṣam, 10,00,000 prayutam and 1,00,00,000 (one crore) koṭiḥ. Larger names differ between texts.

Questions

How do you say 1 to 10 in Sanskrit?

Ekam, dve, trīṇi, catvāri, pañca, ṣaṭ, sapta, aṣṭau, nava, daśa (एकम्, द्वे, त्रीणि, चत्वारि, पञ्च, षट्, सप्त, अष्टौ, नव, दश).

What is 108 in Sanskrit?

Aṣṭottaraśatam (अष्टोत्तरशतम्), "a hundred plus eight", the number of beads in a japa mālā.

How are Sanskrit numbers written in digits?

With Devanagari numerals: ० १ २ ३ ४ ५ ६ ७ ८ ९. They work like our digits, so 108 is १०८.